{"product_id":"marriage-confidential-the-postromantic-age-of-workhorse-wives-royal-children-undersexed-spouses-and-rebel-couples-who-are-rewriting-the-rules-isbn-9780061719288","title":"Marriage Confidential: The Post-Romantic Age of Workhorse Wives, Royal Children, Undersexed Spouses, and Rebel Couples Who Are Rewriting the Rules","description":"\u003cp\u003e“Inthis timely and thought-provoking analysis of modern coupledom, PamelaHaag\u0026amp; paints a vivid tableau of the ‘semi-happy’ couple. Written withwit and aplomb, this page turner will instigate an insurrection against ourmarital complacency.” —Esther Perel, author of \u003cem\u003eMatingin Captivity\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWrittenwith the persuasive power of Naomi Wolf and the analytical skills of Susan Faludi, Pamela Haag’s provocative but sympathetic look atthe state of marriage today answers—and goes beyond—the question many of us are asking: \"Is this all there is?\" | \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePamela Haag has written \u003cem\u003ethe\u003c\/em\u003e generational \"big book\" on modern marriage, a mesmerizing, sometimes salacious look at the semi-happy ambivalence lurking just below the surface of many marriages today. The spouses may rarely fight—they may maintain a sincere affection for each other—but one or both may harbor a melancholy sense that something important is missing. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRemarkably, this side of the marriage story hasn't been told or analyzed—until now.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMeticulously researched and injected with insightful firsthand accounts and welcome doses of humor, \u003cem\u003eMarriage Confidential\u003c\/em\u003e articulates for a generation that grew up believing they would \"have it all\" why they have ended up disenchanted. Haag introduces us to contemporary marriages where spouses act more like life partners than lovers; children occupy an uncontested position at the center of the marital relationship; and even the romantic staples of sexual fidelity and passion are assailed from all sides—so much so that spouses can end up having affairs online almost by accident.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBlending tales from the front lines of matrimony with cultural history, surveys, and research covert-ops (such as joining an online affair-finding site and posting a personal ad in the \u003cem\u003eNew York Review of Books\u003c\/em\u003e), Haag paints a detailed picture of the state of marriage today. And to show what's possible as well as what's melancholy in our post-romantic age, Haag seeks out marriages with a twist—rebels who are quietly brainstorming and evolving the scripts around career, money, social life, child rearing, and sex.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eProvocative but sympathetic, forward-thinking and bold, here, at last, is a manifesto for living large in marriage.\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003e“Fascinating. . . . Couldn’t be more timely or relevant.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHuffington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A fascinating journey through the evolution of marriage.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDate Night Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“The personal is political after all. This first big history of the marriages of the post-feminist generation tells a riveting story of how socially empowered women-including many who opted out-and their mates are still struggling to find happiness in their personal lives.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLinda Hirshman, author of Get to Work: . . . And Get a Life, Before It's Too Late\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“[Haag] doesn’t shy away from controversy in discussing how some marriage ‘rebels’ try to breathe new life into their relationships. A candid and thought-provoking read.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eStephanie Coontz, author of Marriage, a History: How Love Conquered Marriage\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“In this timely and thought-provoking analysis of modern coupledom, Pamela Haag paints a vivid tableau of the ‘semi-happy’ couple. Written with wit and aplomb, this page turner will instigate an insurrection against our marital complacency.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eEsther Perel, author of Mating in Captivity\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“I read it voraciously. . . . [Haag] is thoughtful, engaging, unconventional, and amusing.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBella DePaulo, Psychology Today\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“The chances are, this book describes your marriage. . . . It’s also an entertaining read.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMail on Sunday (UK)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“If you’re coupled up—or want to be—you’ve got to read this.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGlamour\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“The perfect book club choice.;. . . Free of the inflammatory politics and cultural baggage that usually accompanies the topic.;. . . It does make you reflect on modern mating habits. It’s fun.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“[A] fun, interesting read.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTODAY\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A startlingly honest and surprisingly funny account of marital discontent, including (on occasion) the author’s own. Avoiding comfortable bromides and rejecting the usual clichés, Haag reports on how married people really live these days—and guess what? It’s not all bad news! This is one of the few books around with something new to say about the travails of modern love and coupledom.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLaura Kipnis, author of Against Love: A Polemic and How to Become a Scandal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A startlingly honest and surprisingly funny account of marital discontent…. Avoiding comfortable bromides and rejecting the usual clichés, Haag reports on how married people really live these days…. This is one of the few books around with something new to say about the travails of modern love and coupledom.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLaura Kipnis, author of Against Love: A Polemic and How to Become a Scandal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Brilliant. . . . \u003ci\u003eMarriage Confidential\u003c\/i\u003e is both laugh-out-loud funny and gasp-out-loud shocking, and nothing less than a \u003ci\u003eFeminine Mystique\u003c\/i\u003e for our time.  Mark my words, your marriage will change after reading this book.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePaul Harding, Wall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Throughout her initial analysis she is spot-on. . . . [with a] sharp, erudite style . . . Haag has her capable finger on the pulse of the American marriage.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly (starred review)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Sterling.;. . . \u003ci\u003eMarriage Confidential\u003c\/i\u003e is so rare, such a pleasantly charming pearl of great price;. . . You learn something, but you hardly notice because you’re having such a good time.;. . . Flat-out brilliant.;. . . Valuable and innovative suggestions. You might owe it to your marriage to read them.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWashington Post Book World\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“\u003ci\u003eMarriage Confidential\u003c\/i\u003e is so rare, such a pleasantly charming pearl of great price . . . You learn something, but you hardly notice because you’re having such a good time.;. . . Flat-out brilliant.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWashington Post Book World\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Haag’s well-researched provocative study will get you thinking.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePeople, \"Great Summer Reads\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Provocative.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Times (London)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Pamela Haag takes a fresh look at the state of our legal unions.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMore\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“The personal is political after all. This first big history of the marriages of the post-feminist generation tells a riveting story of how socially empowered women—including many who opted out—and their mates are still struggling to find happiness in their personal lives.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLinda Hirshman, author of Get to Work: . . . 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